Intel may have scrapped Arrow Lake-S refresh leaving LGA 1851 in question
Intel may have just reduced the lifespan of LGA 1851 down to 1 year
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Intel has reportedly canned its Arrow Lake-S refresh before the original is even announced, does this bode well for the upcoming CPUs? This move also throws the longevity of LGA 1851 into question.
Intel’s new Arrow Lake-S CPUs are slated to be released in October, and we are already picking up on rumors that the successor to the imminent release has been canceled. Not much is known about the refresh, obviously, but there were a few rumors that the refresh would feature a new NPU and a larger die size. However, it seems that we can forget about any of that.
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This new leak comes from a Chiphell Forum member known as Panzerlied, who, as WccfTech says, has passed on rumors of the 50 series Blackwell GPUs in the past. When replying to another forum member about the next generation being a refresh, Panzerlied states:
“Cancelled, ARL-S battle for two years”
This (we believe) roughly translates to: Arrow Lake-S has been canceled, and the current generation Arrow Lake-S will be in a battle with AMD for two years. This is interesting because it’s normally AMD that lets generations stew for a few years before updating them.
What does that mean for LGA 1851?
The successor to Arrow Lake-S refresh was supposed to be Nova Lake, and as far as we know it still is, but according to leaks, it’s going to be on a different motherboard socket.
If all this is said to be true, it means that the Arrow Lake-S CPUs that we’re about to see may be the only generation that sits on LAG 1851, making a motherboard upgrade necessary for you to accommodate the next generation.
It might be better suited to Intel to incorporate Nova Lake into LGA 1851 to ensure its longevity. There’s nothing we dislike more as PC builders than swapping motherboards, it’s a bothersome and time-consuming process, and we don’t want to be doing that every single year.
